From the problem of speed, road design, healthier equitable streets, to active mode design Part 8 of the Ben goes Planning series ended up becoming a mini-series in of itself … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 8.5: Roundup of Designing that Healthier City so that is a People First City for Everyone
So you want a People First City? How do we design healthier city so that is a People First City? Our lives have become sedentary as we went from people … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 8.4: How to Design that Healthier City
A police person’s comments in 2015 are still unacceptable in 2026! As I was putting the rest of the Part 8.x of the Ben goes Planning Series, the AI generator … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 8.3: Designing the People-First City
Let’s get the mindset as Planners right. Let’s also get those standardised zones match fit as well! Submissions are open for the Planning Bill, and the Standardised Zones will soon … Continue reading Re-coding our Cities in Aotearoa – New Zealand
Future Streets Initiative: A Phased Implementation Plan for Safer, More Liveable Public Spaces 1.0 Project Vision and Strategic Imperative This document outlines a phased implementation plan for the Future Streets … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 8.2: Reclaiming the Streets
How we can move Aotearoa from it car-centric past to a people-centric future As submissions for the Planning Bill are currently open, while the drafting of the Standardised Zones is … Continue reading Key Fundamentals in Aotearoa Planning Reform: Standardised Zones and Urban Transformation
People first with Safer, Healthier, and More Prosperous Communities through Safe Speed by Design 1.0 Introduction: The Urgent Need for a New Approach to Urban Street Design Our streets are … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 8.1 – Reclaiming the Streets: A Proposal for Safer, Healthier, and More Prosperous Communities through Safe Speed by Design
Time to start reclaiming the streets for the people Executive Summary This document synthesizes the core principles and strategies for designing safer urban streets by focusing on speed management. The … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 7.2 – Why our Streets are Failing: Designing for Safer Speeds: A Synthesis of Key Principles and Strategies
Time to face the Truths About Our Streets Introduction: The Invisible Architecture of Our Daily Commute Have you ever felt a surge of anxiety stepping off a curb to cross … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 7.1 – Why our Streets are Failing: More Lanes, More Danger: 5 Counter-Intuitive Truths About Our Streets
Life in the City, a City that is constant motion! Wondered how your city and/or region works. Wondered what Planners do to enable (that is enable not disable) the ongoing … Continue reading Ben goes Planning Part 6: A City in Motion
Talking Southern Auckland 